City are still in contention and clawed back points on Chelsea with that win against the Saints last weekend.

“We know how important it is to be as close as possible to the top because if you want to win the league a lot can happen over Christmas. By New Year’s Day we want to be closer to Chelsea,” he told the Guardian.

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